# touch(1)

## NAME

         touch - update a file's time of last modification

## SYNOPSIS

         touch [-c] file ...

## OPTIONS

         -c   Do not create the file

## EXAMPLES

         touch *.h           # Make the .h files look recent

## DESCRIPTION

         ############ NEXT ENTRY HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED #############

         The time of last modification is set to the current time.   This  command
         is  mostly  used  to  trick make into thinking that a file is more recent
         than it really is.  If the file being  touched  does  not  exist,  it  is
         created, unless the -c flag is present.

## SEE ALSO

         utime(2).